
Hulu’s annual Huluween celebration continues tonight with an original horror comedy,
Carved. The film is set on Halloween 1993, when the staff of a historic pioneer village attraction must work together to survive a relentless assault by a monstrous killer pumpkin set on revenge. Genre fans won’t want to miss this brisk (94 minutes!), well-made film, which will make you think twice about visitng the pumpkin patch this weekend.
In his first feature, writer/director Justin Harding deftly balances horror and humor, mixing the gore with just enough jokes to keep the film light, but not silly. Harding has also assembled a great ensemble, which includes Peyton Elizabeth Lee (
Andi Mack,
Doogie Kameāloha, M.D.), Corey Fogelmanis (
Ma), Wyatt Lindner (
Afraid), and DJ Qualls (
Z Nation,
The Man in the High Castle.) But the real star of this show is the murderous gourd hell-bent on picking off the humans one by one.
In a quick interview, Harding and Lee spoke with SciFi Vision about adapting Harding’s original idea, working with the large cast, and bringing the freaky fruit to life using a number of practical and computer assisted techniques. The movie premieres today (October 21) on Hulu, so turn down the lights and stream
Carved tonight!